Archive for June, 2007

June 21st,2007

Online Ad Market Expected to Boom

Some good news for companies such as b5media that generate revenue from online advertising.
According to JupiterResearch, online ad spending in the U.S. will nearly double to $35.4-billion by 2012 from $19.9-billion in 2007.
The biggest drivers will be “explosive growth in display inventory, increased paid click volume, and better targeting technology”.

No Comments | Posted by Mark

June 20th,2007

Wanted: Kick-Ass Music Bloggers

b5media will be launching a new music channel soon. If you’re passionate about music, head on over to b5media.com/jobs and tell us what you’d like to write about.

5 comments | Posted by Mark

June 20th,2007

Congrats, Health & Science Bloggers!

Healthcare100.com just issued its list of the world’s top blogs on health and medicine - and the great news is 10 b5media blogs are on the list.
#7 Healthbolt
#32 Genetics and Health
#42 A Hearty Life
#46 Diabetes Notes
#63 Autism Vox
#64 Eating Fabulous
#79 […]

8 comments | Posted by Mark

June 19th,2007

You Want to be a Rock Star?

b5media is pleased to announce that Will Pate has agreed to head up a new initiative called The Rock Star Channel, TRSC.
So what’s the TRSC? Well, it’s a place within b5 for bloggers who are well-respected, have strong voices, or have a unique place within the blogosphere. However you want to define that is up […]

7 comments | Posted by Mark

June 19th,2007

b5 welcomes DanceWatcher

The Entertainment Channel is pleased to announce its newest blog: DanceWatcher.com - for everything dance.

Whether you’re obsessed with Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Ballroom Bootcamp or even the Pussycat Dolls, DanceWatcher has you covered. Plus, all those movies about dance - who doesn’t love Save The Last Dance?
Written by […]

No Comments | Posted by Arieanna

June 19th,2007

Blogger Feature: Meet Teri Cosenzi

If I can drag you away from Aaron’s awesome explanation of our beeeaa-utiful new templates, I would love to introduce you to one of my favorite folks here at b5media!
Teri Cosenzi is one of our Beauty & Style writers, and even before she came to join us at b5media, I knew her as one of […]

2 comments | Posted by Christina Jones

June 18th,2007

Introducing Our New Identity

In case you were thinking that the title of this post meant that b5media has been acquired by Google or something gratuitously silly like that, you can stow those notions under the seat in front of you. Instead, I wanted to personally introduce you to our new designs that have been deployed now across the […]

8 comments | Posted by Aaron Brazell

June 17th,2007

Safari Will Rule the World, Russians Run Bogus Windows on ATM, Gadgets Should Blow Themselves Up

With the almost stunning announcement of Apple announcing the Safari browser for Windows, this could mean nothing more than Apple wanting to push the iPhone into the mainstream. In the same light that the iPod was opened up to the world by allowing non-Mac users to download iTunes on Windows, up and coming iPhone owners […]

No Comments | Posted by Jayvee

June 13th,2007

b5media Breaks Through 200-Blog Mark

TORONTO, June 13 /PRNewswire/ — After only 18 months in business, b5media Inc. has surpassed the 200-blog mark - a development that cements its status as one of the world’s leading blog networks.
“This is a huge accomplishment for b5, and it reflects all the hard work by our employees, channel editors […]

1 comment | Posted by Brian Layman

June 13th,2007

b5media Cracks the 200-Blog Mark

In less than two years, b5media has grown from an idea into one of the world’s leading blog networks. In fact, we’ve now officially cracked the 200-blog mark - and we issued a press release to celebrate this accomplishment.
Here’s a quote from the press release about breaking through the 200-blog threshold:
“This is a huge accomplishment […]

13 comments | Posted by Mark